Earthquake Statistics

The GeoNet project locates between 50 and 80 earthquakes each day, or about 20,000 a year.


Earthquakes Per Day


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Plot showing earthquakes per day over the last 365 days. The maximum earthquakes per day was 147 on 7 July, 2025.


Table summarising earthquake numbers over the last 365 days between latitudes 54°S and 24°S and longitudes 160°E and 170°W.
Magnitude Last 7 days Last 28 days Last 365 days
< 2 233 906 11495
2 - 3 145 609 7725
3 - 4 36 130 1898
4 - 5 5 34 517
5 - 6 1 4 57
>= 6 0 0 6
Total 420 1683 21698